Woman beaten to death
A woman succumbed to her injuries at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) on Sunday noon, four days after she was beaten up allegedly by her neighbours over a trivial matter. The victim was identified as Nuri Khatun, 30, wife of Saiful Islam of Nijpara village in Pirgachha upazila. Police and local sources said, a chicken of Shariful Islam, son of Babu Mia at the village, entered Saiful's house on January 26. Nuri then attacked the fowl with a bamboo stick, leaving it dead on the spot. As a sequel to the incident, Mukul Mia, elder brother of Shariful, and his wife Trisna Begum beat up the victim mercilessly, leaving her injured. Nuri was admitted to RMCH in a critical condition. She succumbed to her wounds at noon.
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